Washington D.C.
WebQuest
Your task during this exercise is to find the answers to the questions about Washington D.C. below, by using provided weblinks. You write down the answers on the provided answer sheet.
History
1. What do the letters D.C. stand for?
2. How many presidents have the USA had, including the present one?
3. Which was the first president of the USA?
4. Who was a president the shortest time, and for how long?
5. Who chose Washington D.C. for capital?
6. When was slavery abolished in the district?
7. Since when can people travel by subway in Washington D.C.?
http://dc.gov/DC/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Washington,_D.C.
The White House
1. What is the address of the White House?
2. Which was the first president to live in the White House?
3. Which 6 parts does the White House consist of today?
4. In which of the parts mentioned in the previous question can you find American President’s office?
5. How many rooms can you find in the White House?
6. How many staircases and elevators are there in the building?
7. The White House can serve dinner to 140 guests. How many fulltime chefs are employed?
8. You want to visit the White House;
a. On what days can you visit the White House?
b. What is the entrance fee?
c. Which of the following things are prohibited inside the White House?
Dogs Coke
Guide dogs Luggage
Pistols Cats
Cameras Sandwiches
Cigarettes Chewing gum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_house
http://clinton4.nara.gov/textonly/WH/Tours/visitors_center.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/history/
The President
1. Find out the name, birth date, family circumstances, and which education the present President of the US has.
2. What is the name of the Vice President of the US?
3. What is the Oval Office?
4. Which of the following is true about the Oval Office?
a. The president is allowed to change the decorations of the Oval Office to his/her taste.
b. The room was designed by President Howard Taft.
c. The Office is placed strategically close to both the West Wing and the Presidential residence.
d. The President commonly makes televised addresses to the nation from the Oval Office.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/president-obama/
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/oval-office
Sights and Places to visit
1. The Washington Monument
a. Where can you find the Washington Monument?
b. When was the monument built?
c. What surrounds the base of the monument and why?
2. The Pentagon
a. What is the Pentagon?
b. How many people work in the Pentagon?
c. What happened to the Pentagon on September 11th 2001?
3. The Lincoln Memorial
a. What is the Lincoln Memorial?
b. The Memorial is surrounded by 38 fluted Doric columns. What do these represent?
c. Martin Luther King delivered a famous speech by the Lincoln Memorial. Which and when?
4. Theodore Roosevelt Island
a. Where can you find Theodore Roosevelt Island?
b. How do you get there?
c. How do you get around on the island?
http://www.dcpages.com/Hwdc/washmo.html
http://www.aoc.gov/cc/index.cfm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pentagon
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/wash/dc71.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt_Island
Good Luck!
/Maureene
